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Two bombings occurred this morning in northern Niger, one at a military barracks in Agadez (map) and another in Arlit (map), at a uranium mine operated by Somaïr, a subsidiary of the French firm Areva. At least nineteen casualties (and fifty ... Continue reading →
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In the first half of 2013, major Nigerian opposition parties have initiated a merger in hopes of defeating the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 national elections. The PDP has won every presidential election and swept most legislative ... Continue reading →
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As on Monday, I'm outsourcing today's post: I'm up at World Politics Review with a piece entitled "Security Vacuum Threatens Central African Republic's Political Transition." I consider some of the background to and implications of the recent rebel takeover in that ... Continue reading →
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(Today's guest post comes from Jamie Pleydell-Bouverie, an MA Candidate [graduating this week!] at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. The post addresses challenges of accountability in crisis-torn Mali. The author's views are not identical to ... Continue reading →
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I'm outsourcing today's post: I'm up at African Futures, a blog run by the Social Science Research Council, with a post on proposals to give amnesty to Nigeria's Boko Haram sect. If you read the piece, please stop back by ... Continue reading →
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In Northern Nigeria, many Muslims seek religious instruction to learn about the tenets and practices of their faith. In the "traditional" curriculum (the word "tradition" can be problematic, for example if it implies that systems are static, but I use ... Continue reading →
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The rebellion led by David Yauyau in South Sudan's Jonglei State has attracted some press coverage lately; here I'll try to provide some background sources about Yauyau and his movement, as well as some key dates. Yauyau has rebelled twice ... Continue reading →
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NPR, in March, wrote the headline, "Western Money, African Boots: A Formula For Africa's Conflicts." Somalia's "success," the piece suggested, could be replicated in places like Mali. Bloomberg, over the weekend, made the same argument: "To Stabilize Mali, Look to ... Continue reading →
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Via Reuters, the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (view the latest Niger report here, in French .pdf - I could not find the English version) says that around 800,000 people in Niger will need food aid ... Continue reading →
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The Moor Next Door: "Comments on Algeria." Baobab has a video analysis of the London conference on Somalia. Missed this during my hiatus in April, but it's still relevant: Louisa Lombard's biography of Michel Djotodia, the rebel-turned-leader of the Central ... Continue reading →
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